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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Black/Old Gold
Coach: Cody Gross
League: 6A Region 8 (moving from 6A Region 7)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #30

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Keenan Hambrick 6'3.5" 195 Senior WR
Myles Fewell 6'0" 175 Senior WR

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 20.8
2019 National Rank: #2524
2019 State Rank: #68
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -0.7
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 8
2020 National Rank*: #2779
2020 State Rank*: #70
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 21.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2826
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 13.6
Dynasty Record: 100-100 (58-55 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 31.8
2019 Points Against Average: 20.7
2019 Differential: +11.1
2019 Wins: #2455 Cullman (31-17), #4477 Hartselle (28-19), #5988 Buckhorn (New Market) (62-14), #7389 Decatur (27-14), #8157 East Limestone (Athens) (42-21), #8846 Hazel Green (51-0), #10805 Lee (Huntsville) (50-0), #12943 Columbia (Huntsville) (55-6)
2019 Losses: #369 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (35-7), #412 Muscle Shoals (49-21), #832 Gardendale (21-14), #907 Austin (Decatur) (38-16), #942 Sparkman (Harvest) (35-10)
2019 Opponents W-L: 68-79
Recent State Championships: 2006 (5A)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/29 vs Clemens [James] (Madison), 9/4 Columbia (Huntsville), 9/11 at Hazel Green, 9/18 at Muscle Shoals, 9/25 Hueytown, 10/2 Hartselle, 10/8 at Buckhorn (New Market), 10/16 Cullman, 10/23 at Decatur, 11/6 Homewood
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Clemens [James] (Madison) (37.9), Hueytown (26.8), Muscle Shoals (23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Columbia (Huntsville) (-42.4), Decatur (-15.8), Hazel Green (-14.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3 (13.5 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 2.2
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #84
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2581
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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